Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 27
(4)

"Did you hear it clearly? You two." Zhao Kuo stood at the gate of the Shifu and told the girl in front of him.

Zhao Xiaomei said dissatisfiedly: "Do you want to stay in the small room of the Chamber of Commerce all day?"

"That's so boring!" Ajuan said peacefully.

"Brother Bai and I will attend the ritual at night. The woman itself has a lot of yin. Could it be that you want to be possessed by a 'ghost' like Shi Hongtu?"

Xiaomei and Ajuan both put on an expression of disgust, and hurriedly shook their heads in denial.

"At that time, I will ask Miss Murong to look after two 'naughty ghosts' for me." Zhao Kuo looked at Murong Yan and said, "You can only let them walk around the Chamber of Commerce, don't let them run around!"

Murong Yan held Ajuan with her left hand and Xiaomei with her right, and smiled, "Well, I understand!"

In this way, the teenagers and the girls parted ways temporarily in front of the Shijiamen. Zhao Kuo and Baifeng planned to hang out in the town, looking for other safe ways to go to Jiangzhou, as well as clues about the strange things about the Shijia.By noon, both of them were hungry for a long time, so they went to a noodle stand on the street, ordered two bowls of beef noodles, and chatted while eating.

Bai Feng picked up a piece of brightly colored beef and slowly put it into his mouth. After chewing it two or three times, he swallowed it contentedly and said, "Brother Zhao, do you really think there are ghosts causing trouble?"

"What, isn't it...Isn't it?" Zhao Kuo dipped the bowl and chopsticks, and after eating the noodles he picked up, he said, "This is the first time I have seen Shi Hongtu's 'strange disease'. When I think about it now, it still makes people feel uneasy. Chills tremble, it's very weird!" After that, Zhao Kuo hurriedly drank a sip of hot soup to warm up his body and mind.

"Heh, I don't think Shi Er's master will necessarily die at the hands of ghosts and gods." Bai Feng pursed his lips and sneered.

"Oh! How do you say this?"

"The corpse of Shi Er's family has no trauma, but his face is blue and his lips are dark purple, which is more like someone who died of poisoning."

Zhao Kuo retorted: "Brother Bai, what you say is useless!"

"After eating, let's go to the yamen to find out!" Bai Feng replied.

"But brother Bai, is it appropriate for us to take care of other people's affairs like this?"

"Although this is a matter of rivers and lakes, if we find out the culprit of this strange incident, the Shi family will have no reason to block the pier, and the boatmen will not let their business go..."

After the two had eaten, they headed to the yamen.Passing by the beautifully decorated Shijiakou, and then entering the county office in Wandeng Town, gives people a great psychological gap. "The room is full of octopus, and the path is full of basil".The plaque with the words "fair and honest" written on the top is covered with dust.On the wicker chair below, there was a yamen who was taking a nap.Looking around, it seems that he is the only public official on duty.

Zhao Kuo bully stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, the official officer, can you tell us about it..."

Holding a ring-knife with a rusted sheath, the yamen, who was still slumbering just now, was awakened.He yawned peacefully at first, then asked, "Who are you and why?"

Zhao Kuo looked at Bai Feng for a moment, indicating that he did not know how to answer.

"Uh..." Bai Feng hesitated: "We are from Shifu, and we came to examine the corpse of Shi Er's family."

The official agreed and walked slowly to the back hall.After half a stick of incense, a "parental official" who was still sorting out his official uniform was invited.He was shy, his face was full of oil, and he sat on the court with great discomfort.It seems that he is also very dissatisfied with the environment in the office, so his tone is even more harsh, and he said to Bai Feng and the two: "I said you people from the Shi family, can you quickly take that corpse away? It's unlucky to keep it in my office all day. !"

Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "It seems that your lord is really a leisurely official!"

"Oh, that's not it!" The parents paused for a moment, then roared, "Bold! How dare you despise this official!"

Bai Feng went on to say, "We will come to fetch the corpse in the future. If your lord doesn't want us to identify the authenticity of the corpse, then we have to let it stay for a while!" As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Feng was about to leave. .

The parents and officials shook their hands again and again, and hurriedly asked the yamen to take the two people in the hall to the place where the corpse was.Bai Feng took a silver needle and probed into his throat and belly, and found that all the silver needles had turned into a dull dark color, which further confirmed his inference.The two immediately left the yamen, and when they passed Shifu, they met Nie Yun who was going to the pier to prepare for the ritual, so they went on the road together.On the way, the two also had a conversation with Nie Yun about the matter in the office just now.

"There are not many good officials in this world who are willing to do practical things for the people like Prefect Xu of Yangcheng. It's really unfortunate for the common people in the world that a stupid person like Shicai can get an official position!" Zhao Kuo said truthfully.

Nie Yun smiled and said, "The 'parents' in Wandeng Town are after Zhongliang, and they have a lot of wealth and connections. Under the 'Ninth Grade Zhongzheng', what's wrong?"

"It seems that if Wan Deng were to leave your foster father, the lives of the people would not be peaceful," Bai Feng said.

"That's why the adopted father's overworked body is getting worse every day. It wasn't until Mrs. Xun's arrival that the situation improved..."

The three walked to the pier and saw an old man with long eyebrows in a yellow robe and a white lining who had set up the altar and was sitting cross-legged on the cushion, waiting for the time to come.When passers-by saw this, they all took a detour. Only the "Xunxiang Pavilion" not far away was still full of guests.In the time before the ceremony, Bai Feng also told Nie Yun his inner doubts.

"Brother Nie, do you really think this is a 'ghost' trouble?"

"Actually..." Nie Yun said suspiciously, "I think this series of strange things are all related to one person..."

"Who?"

"Foster father's biological son, Shi Renjie."

Zhao Kuo on the side said doubtfully, "So your adopted father has a son! Then why do you have to adopt a adopted son?"

"My parents have a life-saving grace to my adoptive father. Therefore, being able to support the benefactor's children is a great repayment for the adoptive father."

"Then, why didn't anyone mention Shi Renjie in the mansion, or even saw him?" Bai Feng asked.

"Half a year ago, it was still winter and snow. My adopted brother was found to have committed adultery with Mrs. Xun, and his adopted father was kicked out of the courtyard." Nie Yun seemed extremely sad, but he still squeezed this piece in his heart for a long time. The matter was told to these two friends who had only known each other for two or three days.

Zhao Kuo and Bai Feng were both shocked, and they looked at each other, not knowing what to do.After a few quarters of an hour, Lao Dao in front of the altar opened his eyes and began to dance the peach wood sword in his hand.With words in his mouth, he continuously threw the talisman into the air.Then he grabbed one of the talismans and stuck it on the sword.Put it close to your nose and mouth, with the index and middle fingers of the other hand together, and the little finger raised, forming a Taoist seal, and constantly reciting scriptures in your mouth.After a while, the talisman actually burned by itself, but the flame could not burn the peach wood sword.The talisman on the sword burned to ashes, and after it drifted away in the wind, Lao Dao put the peach wood sword back on the altar, patted the dust on his body, walked up to Nie Yun, and said, "Pin Dao has done the Dharma and done his best. Minute."

Nie Yun bowed in greeting, gave Lao Dao a large bag of silver taels, and welcomed him away.

After the old Taoist left, Zhao Kuo said to Nie Yun, "Brother Nie, you don't need to give so many silver taels to that Taoist priest!"

"Hey, spend money for peace of mind, who cares about that..." Nie Yun replied.

Seeing that Nie Yun's mood had fallen to the bottom, Bai Feng comforted: "Since Brother Nie trusts us so much, please leave the task of finding out the truth to us!"

"Brother Bai, are you really willing to get out of trouble for our Shi family?"

"Brother Nie, it is what a man does to act as a chivalrous person and to eliminate violence and safety." Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Don't worry, leave it to us! Just do your part, take good care of your foster father, and take care of the Shi family. business."

"That's very good! If you two have any questions, you can come to the house to find me at any time!" Nie Yun was about to cry, maybe it was his righteous brother who did not want to accept all of this in his heart; maybe it was him It was really too much pressure.

When the ritual is over, it is time for night to fall.There should be few people at the pier due to the 'ghost' anecdote, but at this time it was more lively than during the day.People's footsteps are surprisingly similar, and they all go to the "Xunxiang Pavilion".Since there are so many people here at night, someone will definitely notice what happened the night that Shi Er's family was killed.Bai Feng and Zhao Kuo immediately decided to launch an investigation, because they believed that there would be victims in the future, and they must be people related to the Shi family.

(End of this chapter)